Fireworks storage licensing

Fireworks storage licence

If you wish to keep fireworks and other explosives, such as safety cartridges or vehicle airbag detonators, you must apply for a licence.

Legal regulations now refer to 'net mass' – this is the quantity of explosive contained within the fireworks, and not its overall weight. Net mass is the actual weight of the explosive itself, without the weight of packaging.

You don't need an explosives certificate if you store less than 5kg of explosives. You don't need to be licensed if you store less than 15kg of small arms ammunition. Exemptions apply to the short term storage of fireworks.